Thompson Fire
The Thompson Fire was reported on July 22, 2024 in Baker County, Oregon and burned 31,557 acres. It was declared out on July 24, 2024. The cause is listed as natural.
- Size
- 31,557 acres
- Contained
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024
- Personnel
- 28
Map
Perimeter mapped December 9, 2024 at 10:44 AM PST, 31,557 acres (mixed methods). Point of origin 44.621, -117.401.
The incident
- Size
- 31,557 acres
- Containment
- 99%
- Discovered
- July 22, 2024 at 5:02 PM PDT
- Contained
- July 24, 2024 at 11:00 PM PDT
- Declared out
- July 24, 2024 at 11:00 PM PDT
- Cause
- Natural
- Location
- 5 MILES E OF DURKEE, OREGON
- County
- Baker County
- State
- Oregon
- Protecting agency
- BLM
- Land ownership at origin
- Private
- Personnel assigned
- 28
- Incident management
- Type 3 IC, Type 3 Incident
- Primary fuel
- Brush (2 feet)
- Estimated cost to date
- $5,000,000
- Part of
- Badland Complex
- Incident type
- Wildfire
- Unique fire identifier
- 2024-ORVAD-240159
- IRWIN identifier
- D232F8CC-AED8-42AD-A8D2-8A904134FF81
Growth
Mapped area at the last perimeter of each day, from July 22, 2024 (50 acres) to July 30, 2024 (31,557 acres). The largest one-day growth was 23,382 acres, mapped July 24, 2024.
| Day | Acres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 22, 2024 | 50 | |
| July 24, 2024 | 23,432 | +23,382 |
| July 25, 2024 | 31,346 | +7,914 |
| July 26, 2024 | 31,388 | +42 |
| July 27, 2024 | 31,437 | +49 |
| July 28, 2024 | 31,556 | +119 |
| July 30, 2024 | 31,557 | +1 |
Weather in the area
This fire is no longer listed as current. The forecast for Baker City, OR covers the area today.
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Incident record from the National Interagency Fire Center’s Wildland Fire Interagency Geospatial Services (WFIGS), as the incident’s managers report it; last updated December 9, 2024 at 10:44 AM PST. Identifier 2024-ORVAD-240159.